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RBC Wealth Management (RBCWM) is wealth management division of RBC Capital Markets Equity Research, which is ultimately owned by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE; TSE: RY). Formerly known as RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., the firm was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RBCWM provides trusted advice and wealth management solutions to individuals, families and institutions.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Tall Oaks Capital Partners LLC (Tall Oaks Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.

MML Investors Services, Inc. (MMLIS) is a SEC-registered broker-dealer and investment advisor headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1981 and is principally owned by MassMutual Holding LLC, itself a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. MMLIS generally provides advice to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, endowments and foundations, Fidelity Charitable donor-advised accounts, business entities and/or qualified plans.

Davenport & Co. LLC (Davenport) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1863, Davenport manages separate accounts for individuals, institutions, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other types of entities. They also serve as the Advisor to various mutual funds.

Union Bank & Trust operates as a community bank. It offers personal and business banking, lending services, and mortgages. The firm’s services include checking, lending, online and mobile banking, treasury management, real estate construction loans, and VHDA loans. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Ruther Glen, VA.

Finance One U.S., Inc. provides security and commodity brokerage services. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Equity Group, Inc. is an investor relations firm founded in 1974 with expertise in strategic communications, investment community outreach and relations, and market intelligence and advisory. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company specializes in comprehensive programs for micro-cap, small-cap, and mid-cap public companies in a range of industries. The company was founded in 1974 by Robert D. Goldstein.

Founded in 1988, Monarch Financial Corp. of America is a full-service, registered, broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, the Security Investors Protection Corporation and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. They are a correspondent firm of First Clearing LLC, a subsidiary of Wachovia Corp. (NYSE: WB). Monarch Financial Corp. firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Commonwealth Construction Canada Ltd. provides project development, management and construction services. The firm also provides trades contracting, general contracting and design and build contracting services. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Founded in 2001, Divine Capital Markets LLC is an independent, woman-owned full-service brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm's clients include institutional fund managers, pension plan administrators, corporate treasurers, and accredited high net-worth individuals. Divine Capital Markets looks at relevant macroeconomic, industry and security fundamental and technical analysis and leveraged alternatives (convertible bonds, preferreds and covered calls) to provide long-term investment strategies. Their research philosophy is based on analyzing business cycles. The firm also focuses on emerging markets with a particular focus on Brazil, Russia, India and China. Divine Capital Markets is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Singular Research is an independent research firm headquartered in Calabasas, California. Founded in 2004, the firm provides research on micro and small-cap companies, particularly those that are emerging, undervalued, and undercovered.

PA Capital LLC (PA Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of New York Life Investments Alternatives LLC founded in 1997 by Louis William Moelchert. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Part of Truist Financial Corp., Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. is a company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Richmond, VA. Scott & Stringfellow was acquired by BB&T Corp. on October 02, 1997.

Founded in 1984, Noble Financial Capital Markets is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm is a subsidiary of Noble Financial Group, Inc. Noble Financial Capital Markets' sales & trading team provides strategic insight and reliable solutions to nearly 500 of the dominant small-cap money managers in North America. They are members FINRA, SIPC and MSRB. Noble Financial Capital Markets offers a full array of investment services with a particular focus on under-followed, undervalued, out-of-favor small-cap emerging growth companies. Their research coverage universe includes healthcare, business services & software, defense/defense technology, energy, enterprise hardware, and media & entertainment.

Barrington Research Associates, Inc. (Barrington Research) is a full-service investment firm and broker-dealer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Alex P. Paris in 1983. Barrington Research provides investment research, institutional sales & trading, corporate & executive services, investment banking and asset management services to institutional and corporate clients.